Stephen King

Category: Horror

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Director Brian DePalma brings Stephen King's novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted high school girl who is relentlessly tormented by her classmates. But when she learns she has telekinetic powers, Carrie unleashes them in a bloody campaign of vengeance. With Nancy Allen, ... more

The third adaptation of Stephen King's shocker is a timely tale of a bullied teen who exacts the ultimate revenge on her tormentors. High schooler Carrie White (Chloe Grace Moretz) has spent her sheltered life under the thumb of her religious mother (Julianne Moore). The revelation that she possesses latent telekinetic abilities ... more

The spine-tingling 2002 remake of the Stephen King classic, "Carrie" stars Angela Bettis as the titular troubled teen. Tortured by her peers and her religious zealot mother, Carrie discovers that she possesses psychic powers--powers which come in hand y after a heartless prank is pulled on her at the prom. Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer, ... more

Writer Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to Salem's Lot, the small Maine community where he grew up, in order to pen a book about the Marsten House, a supposedly haunted hilltop property. Ben soon finds the townspeople have been threatened by a sinister, undead presence: a vampire (Reggie Nalder) who has claimed the town as his own. Tobe ... more

Intense remake of Stephen King's biting tale stars Rob Lowe as a journalist who returns to his childhood home plagued by mysterious memories of his time spent in the seemingly innocent small town. After the arrival of antiques dealer Donald Sutherland sets in motion a chain of terrifying events, Lowe discovers that his community is ... more

George A. Romero and Stephen King pay tribute to the old E.C. comics with this anthology of frightening and funny tales. You'll see a family patriarch come back from the dead to exact revenge on his relatives, outer space goo transforming a farmer into a giant plant, two lovers returning from a watery grave, a horrific monster released ... more

George Romero and Stephen King team once more for a new terrifying trilogy of tales! A wooden Indian out for vengeance, a man-eating slime rising from a lake, a hit-and-run victim that won't stay dead...they're waiting for you! George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, Lois Chiles star. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby ... more

David Cronenberg directs this Stephen King suspenser about a schoolteacher (Christopher Walken) who awakens from a five-year coma to discover he has the ability to see a person's future, simply by coming into physical contact with them. When he's recruited to help the police solve a murder, the horrific psychic visions he experiences ... more

Another dog-gone terrifying film from the mind of Stephen King, as a mild-mannered St. Bernard becomes a relentless killing machine after being bitten by a rabid bat. And when a suburban housewife's car breaks down on a remote country road, she and her young son are trapped inside, forced to fight for survival while the bloodthirsty ... more

She's a 1958 Plymouth with jealousy and evil under her hood, and when Christine becomes a nerdish teen's driving obsession, she helps him get back at his tormentors. Keith Gordon, Alexandra Paul, Harry Dean Stanton star in this John Carpenter shocker, based on Stephen King's best-seller. 110 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: ... more

Creepy adaptation of Stephen King's short story follows a young couple (Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton) who happen upon a small Nebraska town inhabited only by children. When they learn that the kids have formed a cult that sacrifices adults to a demonic spirit known as "he who walks behind the rows," Horton and Hamilton find themselves ... more

Outlanders! Outlanders! We have your fright-packed reimagining of Stephen King's chilling 1978 short story (first brought to the screen in 1984). This fresh (from the grave) adaptation retells the creepy tale of a married couple running afoul of a group of demonic Nebraska kids led into violence by a mesmeric child preacher. David Anders, ... more

Charlene "Charlie" McGee (Drew Barrymore) is a seemingly normal 8-year-old girl who, thanks to experiments conducted on her parents before her birth, has a special gift: the ability to set things on fire with her mind. Now the secret government agency behind the tests wants to train Charlie as a weapon and will stop at nothing to capture ... more

Based on the Stephen King novella "Cycle of the Werewolf," this intense chiller concerns a small town with a hairy problem. When the residents in the community become terrorized by a werewolf, a paralytic boy, his older sister, and his uncle are forced to try to stop the beast at all costs. Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Corey Haim, Megan ... more

Based on the same Stephen King short story that inspired 1986's "Maximum Overdrive," this high-octane thriller is set in a small town located near the infamous "Area 51." The residents are suddenly cut off from civilization when a convoy of mysterious, driverless trucks take over the roads. With Timothy Busfield and Brenda Bakke. 99 ... more

Spirits moan among the tombstones as Stephen King adapts his own best-seller about a mysterious Indian burial ground with resurrective powers. After the graveyard brings the Creeds' cat back from the dead, the family patriarch hopes it will do the same for his recently deceased son. But when the boy returns as a bloodthirsty murderer, ... more

Nail-biting thriller from Stephen King's best-selling novel, as a successful author (James Caan) is rescued from a car crash in the woods by his number-one fan, a whacked-out nurse (Oscar-winner Kathy Bates) with a strange take on hero worship. Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall also star; directed by Rob Reiner and scripted by William ... more

From the chillingly prolific pen of Stephen King comes this terrifying tale about a small town where the biggest employer is a mill that keeps hiring workers...and losing them to whatever inhabits the basement level. Stephen Macht, David Andrews, Brad Dourif star. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround, ... more

Seven childhood friends return to the New England town where they grew up in order to stop an evil force that threatened them years earlier and has returned to renew its murderous ways. Terrifying adaptation of King's best-selling shocker stars Harry Anderson, John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Annette O'Toole, and Tim Curry as Pennywise ... more

Nail-biting thriller from Stephen King's best-selling novel, as a successful author (James Caan) is rescued from a car crash in the woods by his number-one fan, a whacked-out nurse (Oscar-winner Kathy Bates) with a strange take on hero worship. Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall also star; directed by Rob Reiner and scripted by William ... more

Caught in an explosion at the research lab where he works, an elderly janitor receives the "gift" of slowly growing younger. Now he must run for his newly extended life from the government and corporation officials who want to learn his secret...at any cost. This special edition of Stephen King's suspenseful TV series includes the ... more

In his first film written directly for the screen, King tells the story of a teenage boy and his beautiful mother who appear perfectly normal, but turn into catlike demons called "sleepwalkers" at night. State-of-the-art shock effects highlight this diabolical and erotic thriller starring Alice Krige, Brian Krause and Madchen Amick. ... more

"The end of the world is just the beginning" in the stunning miniseries based on Stephen King's apocalyptic bestseller. A biowarfare experiment goes awry, wiping out nearly all of the world's population, and the remaining survivors are drawn by unknown forces towards the ultimate showdown between the powers of good and evil. Gary Sinise, ... more

Creepy adaptation of Stephen King's novel starring Kathy Bates as the title character, a Maine woman suspected of killing her employer. When estranged daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh returns to Bates' home, she begins questioning the events that led to the death of the father she adored 15 years earlier. Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt ... more

In this eerie adaptation of Stephen King's novella, 10 people on a red-eye transcontinental flight awaken to discover that the rest of the plane's passengers and crew have disappeared. Managing to land the jet at a deserted airport, the group tries to unravel where--and when--they are, while mysterious entities dubbed "the Langoliers" ... more

Setting his sights on weight-obsessed America, the ever-prolific King penned this chiller about an obese attorney who hits and kills a Gypsy woman with his car. Cleared of any wrongdoing, he is cursed by the woman's father and begins dropping pounds...and dropping...and dropping, until he must gorge himself to stay alive. Robert John ... more

Stephen King adapted his own book for this chilling mini-series starring Steven Weber as writer Jack Torrance, who takes an off-season caretaking job at the magnificent Overlook Hotel in the Rocky Mountains. Joining him are wife Wendy (Rebecca Da Mornay) and young son Danny (Wil Horneff), who has psychic gifts. The family experiences ... more

Stephen King's bloody blizzard epic is set on an island off the coast of Maine where the residents must face twin evils: a devastating snowstorm and the arrival of a murderous stranger with psychic powers and a deadly agenda. Trying to stop the killer is Timothy Daly as a butcher who doubles as the town's lawman. With Colm Feore, Debrah ... more

In Lawrence Kasdan's adaptation of Stephen King's novel, four childhood friends (Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, and Timothy Olyphant) meet every year at a cabin in Maine to hunt and to reminisce. Bound together by psychic powers after rescuing a mentally challenged boy when they were young, the group encounters worm-like alien ... more

Stephen King's eerie, made-for-TV re-imagining of the Danish mini-series "The Kingdom" chronicles the bizarre experiences of the staff of the title facility, a Maine hospital that was built on the site of a horrific 1880s mill fire and now serves as a nexus for otherworldly forces. Andrew McCarthy, Bruce Davison, Diane Ladd, Brandon ... more

Includes "Goodbye Kiss," "West Side of Midnight," "Hook's Kingdom," "The Young and the Headless," "Black Noise," and "Heartless." 4 hrs. total on two discs. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French.

Based on the groundbreaking e-book by Stephen King, this riveting thriller follows death-obsessed college student Alan as he hitchhikes to visit his critically ill mother in the hospital on Halloween, 1969. After he gets picked up by the Grim Reaper--taking the guise of a recently killed redneck--Alan faces a life-or-death choice that ... more

A group of disparate travelers is brought to the small town of Desperation, Nevada, by the local sheriff who is actually a demon possessed by an unholy force. Now, their fate rests in the hands of a young boy who has the ability to summon benevolent spirits to do battle with the ancient evil. Chilling adaptation of Stephen King's novel ... more

Eight of horror master Stephen King's spooky short stories--"Umney's Last Case," "The End of the Whole Mess," "Crouch End," "The Fifth Quarter," "Autopsy Room Four," "You Know They Got a Hell of a Band," "Battleground," and "The Road Virus Heads North"--are brought to life in this compelling mini-anthology series. The top-notch cast ... more

"The Fog" meets "Dawn of the Dead" in this chiller based on a short story by Stephen King. When a mysterious mist containing evil monsters descends upon a small town in Maine, a diverse group of residents from the community takes refuge in a grocery store. As they try to figure out what is going on and somehow survive, they each are ... more

Based on Stephen King's short story, this chilling tale stars John Cusack as a pragmatic writer who's dedicated himself to disproving paranormal occurrences. But he finds his skepticism challenged when research for his latest book brings him to the Dolphin Hotel's room 1408, the site of several horrific suicides, where he's faced with ... more

Based on Stephen King's short story, this chilling tale stars John Cusack as a pragmatic writer who's dedicated himself to disproving paranormal occurrences. But he finds his skepticism challenged when research for his latest book brings him to the Dolphin Hotel's room 1408, the site of several horrific suicides, where he's faced with ... more

Based on the short story by Stephen King, this captivating thriller concerns a middle school teacher whose life is turned upside down after his wife is murdered by a notorious crime boss. Determined to get revenge against the gangster at all costs, he sets out on a violence-packed mission--resulting in plenty of excitement and bloodshed. ... more

Stephen King's book becomes an eerie two-part telefilm as novelist/widower Mike Noonan (Pierce Brosnan) tries to purge the demons causing his writer's block by returning to the seaside Maine retreat he shared with his late wife (Annabeth Gish). While helping a local widow (Melissa George) sets his creative juices flowing, nightmares ... more

All 14 episodes from the first season are featured in a four-disc set. 9 hrs. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles; English (SDH), Spanish. **14 episodes on 4 discs. 9 hrs.**

All 13 episodes from the second season are featured in a four-disc set. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish; featurettes. **13 episodes on 4 discs.**

The master of horror's 2010 novella comes to the screen, telling the grim tale of a Maine woman (Joan Allen) who finds her marriage to her accountant husband (Anthony LaPaglia) uneventful but satisfying...until she unearths some shocking evidence about his past. He tries to persuade his wife to forget about his disturbing secrets...but ... more

Stephen King's unsettling novella from "Full Dark, No Stars" comes to the screen in this gripping Lifetime telefilm, in which a famous writer (Maria Bello) finds herself stranded by the side of a New England road after a tire blowout. She is grateful for the help she receives from another driver passing by...until she comes face to ... more

With no one to care for their dying grandmother (Shirley Knight), young brothers George (Chandler Riggs) and Buddy McCoy (Joel Courtney) grudgingly accepted the family's move into her decrepit old farmhouse. However, the unholy forces they find in play at the cursed homestead might ensure that none of them make it through the summer. ... more

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